I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided to get down to a healthier 200.In a h
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I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided to get down to a healthier 200.In a house full of food，including snacks bought for my 7yearold sons，I had a hard time cutting calories. Then I noticed my neighbors were having diet meals (减肥餐)．I decided to do the same，knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself. I was looking for food that I could afford but I might take a diet more seriously if it hurt me in the wallet.
After online searches，I decided to compare the offerings of four companies：Zone Manhattan，Chefs Diet，NuKitchen and eDiets. All four would send the meals to my door. Three send food daily，while eDiets sends a large package once a week. There were dozens of companies I could have chosen.Research suggests that the economic crisis has made diet programs less tempting.Consumers prefer doityourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.
NuKitchen regards itself as the “personal chef”．I ordered the fiveday plan ($230.53) and the taste was disappointing. I neither lost nor gained weight on the food.
eDiets promises “healthy，delicious meals sent to your door”．I ordered five breakfasts，five lunches and five dinners. My total cost was $119.70，or less than $25 a day. Overall，the food from eDiets was better than that from NuKitchen.
Chefs Diet charged $380.99 for seven days，making it the most expensive of the four services.I never tasted anything terrible，but I never tasted anything that made me want to renew for a second week.
Zone Manhattan charged $349.80，with tax，for a week’s supply of food，or about $50 a day.I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.
小题1:When the author began to have diet meals，she________.| A．was 200 pounds | | B．didn’t have any children | | C．worked as a cook in a company offering diet meals | | D．didn’t believe she could stick to a diet if she had to cook herself |
小题2:What does the underlined word “tempting” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Attractive. | B．Expensive. | C．Delicious. | D．Useful. |
小题3:Which of the four companies’ food cost the least daily?| A．Zone Manhattan’s. | B．Chefs Diet’s. | | C．NuKitchen’s. | D．eDiets’． |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that________.| A．the author gained weight on the food from Nukitchen | | B．the author would choose the food of Zone Manhattan | | C．the food from eDiets was the worst of the four | | D．Zone Manhattan sends food once a week |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
者决定吃减肥餐，选了四家送减肥餐的公司，一起去看看这四家公司的情况吧！
小题1:D 细节题。 根据I decided to do the same，knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself.
小题2:A 词义猜测题。根据后边的Consumers prefer do-it-yourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.可知由于经济危机减肥餐不再那么“吸引人”了。
小题3:D细节理解题。eDiets一天的餐费不到$25，与其他的相比较是最低的。
小题4:B 推理判断题。根据最后一段I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.可推出作者可能会选Zone Manhattan送减肥餐。 |
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Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was 36 and hardly talked with us . Her house was a little far from our company and she had to go to work 37 every day.
Of course, she had to spend a lot of 38 on this, She decided to have her own car, and began to 39 how to drive two months ago . Now she was able to drive, but had to 40 a license before she could buy a car. It took her a week to 41 the traffic regulations. She was sure she would 42 the examinations.
It was finally time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn’t come to work. We 43 she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our 44 she came here by taxi and didn’t tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the 45 but her face clearly showed she had 46 in the exams.
This afternoon one of our workmates told us 47 had happened to the girl when she was 48. Yesterday the chief examiner had asked her some questions, but she could answer only a 49 .For example,“Would you run over a man or a dog if you see them both in the middle of the 50 ?”
“Of course I’d run over the dog ,sir”, Miss Lovely answered without 51 .
“I’m sorry to tell you, Miss Lovely,”the examiner shook his 52 and said ,“you have to take the examination again!”
“I don’t think my answers were 53 ,sir”the girl said in a hurry.“I 54 run over a man, you know!”
“Ｉagree with your 55, Miss Lovely,”the chief examiner said with a smile,“but why not brake（刹车）？”
| 小题1: | | A．old | B．foolish | C．clever | D．kind |
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| 小题2: | | A．by taxi | B．by train | C．on foot | D．by plane |
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| 小题3: | | A．time | B．money | C．energy | D．room |
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| 小题4: | | A．teach | B．plan | C．operate | D．learn |
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| 小题5: | | A．find | B．apply for | C．look for | D．make |
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| 小题6: | | A．learn | B．forget | C．teach | D．break |
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| 小题7: | | A．take | B．prepare | C．explain | D．pass |
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小题8:A suggested B. described C. thought D. replied
| 小题9: | | A．surprise | B．joy | C． anger | D．pleasure |
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| 小题10: | | A．name | B．reason | C． rule | D．notice |
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| 小题11: | | A．believed | B．heard | C．found | D．failed |
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| 小题14: | | A．few | B．several | C．all | D．lot |
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| 小题15: | | A．room | B．playground | C．hospital | D．road |
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| 小题16: | | A．asking | B．thinking | C．discussing | D．advising |
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| 小题18: | | A．wrong | B．correct | C．right | D．true |
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| 小题19: | | A．can | B．needn’t | C．can’t | D．need |
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| 小题20: | | A．car | B．opinion | C．fact | D．purpose |
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40 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the yearly games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London, His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.
In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part .The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1990 the first Olympics for the disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years games for the disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville, In the 1984 Wheelchair Olympic Games, 1,064 wheelchair athletes form about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.
The games have been a great success in helping the progress of international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can’t enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to persuade those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should be included.
小题1:The first games for the disabled were held ___ after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.| A．40 years | B．21 years | C．10 years | D．9 years |
小题2:Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in_____.| A．New York | B．London | C．Rome | D．Los Angeles |
小题3:What do we know about Sir Ludwig Guttmann from the passage?| A．He is an early organizer of the games for the able-bodied | | B． He is welcomed by the British government | | C．He is an injured soldier. | | D．He is from England. |
小题4:From the passage, we may know that the writer is_____.| A．in favor of holding the games for the disabled | | B．against holding the games for the disabled | | C．a disabled person who once took part in the games | | D．one of the organizers of the games for the disabled |
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I always think my spoken English is so poor that I can’t communicate with
native English speakers well. So after going to the college, I take as 36 English lessons as I can. 37 I am free, I go to English corners and 38 English lessons and lectures. To my surprise, I can understand most of 39 of the professors who come from Canada, and the USA. However, I haven’t had more 40 to talk to them in English.
Although I 41 English articles out aloud every day, I am not sure if I can make myself 42 by native English speakers. How I hope I can talk to 43 English speakers for a while. I went to the English 44 as usual last night. Surprisingly, there were three foreigners sitting there. There , however, were several Chinese students around them, too. “I must not 45 this chance,” I said to myself.
“Hi, nice to meet you.” I 46 to one of them.
“Nice to meet you too.” He put out his hand. We 47 hands, what a warm hand! Then I 48 myself to him. When I told him that I had 49 English by myself for three years, he said that it was 50 and my English was so good. His words gave me a lot of 51 . At that time he hadn’t had dinner. He asked us if it was rude or 52 to talk to us while he was eating (a) 53 . We, said we didn’t 54 that, only
if he was 55 to talk to us. He smiled and began to eat his supper.
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| 小题4: | | A．lectures | B．ideas | C．opinions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题5: | | A．energy | B．courage | C．time | D．chances |
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| 小题7: | | A．recognized | B．understood | C．heard | D．realized |
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| 小题8: | | A．many | B．nice | C．native | D．local |
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| 小题9: | | A．corner | B．wall | C．house | D．club |
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| 小题11: | | A．laughed | B．cried | C．shouted | D．smiled |
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| 小题12: | | A．joined | B．put | C．waved | D．shook |
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| 小题13: | | A．explained | B．introduced | C．said | D．told |
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| 小题14: | | A．used | B．wrote | C．learnt | D．taught |
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| 小题15: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．unacceptable | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题16: | | A．encouragement | B．surprise | C． responsibility | D．glory |
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| 小题17: | | A．polite | B．impolite | C．friendly | D．lovely |
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| 小题18: | | A．lunch | B．breakfast | C．meal | D．rice |
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| 小题19: | | A．care | B．like | C．love | D．enjoy |
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| 小题20: | | A．anxious | B．likely | C．willing | D．able |
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Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life．This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened．
On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister"s dress and picked out a beautiful skirt．"Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago．She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．" he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral (葬礼) of my sister, after her unexpected death．
He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral．Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, "Don"t ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you"re alive is a special occasion．"
I"m thinking about his words, and they"ve changed the way I live my life．I"m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings．Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer．"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their importance on my vocabulary．If it"s worth seeing or hearing or doing,I want to see and hear and do it now．
Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives．Every morning when I open my eyes．I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift．So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life．
小题1:Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn"t wear it?| A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on． | | B．She wanted to keep it for someone else． | | C．She saved it till she grew up． | | D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day． |
小题2:What does the underlined word "cherish" mean?| A．Treasure． | B．Waste． | C．Own． | D．Save． |
小题3:From his experience, the author learns that _______．| A．everybody can have a happy life through efforts | | B．every day in our lives is worth cherishing | | C．enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives | | D．everybody will have some things left to do after his death |
小题4:What does the author write this passage for?| A．To show how to make good use of every day in life． | | B．To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law"s words． | | C．To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life． | | D．To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life． |
小题5:What"s the best title for this passage?| A．Every Day Is a Gift | | B．My Sister Jan | | C．What Is the Meaningful Life Like | | D．The Most Important Time in Your Life |
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It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
小题1:DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ____.| A．support his family | | B．pay for his college education | | C．help his partner expand business | | D．do some research |
小题2:Which of the following is true of Buck?| A．He put money into the sandwich business. | | B．He was a professor of business administration. | | C．He was studying at the University of Bridgeport. | | D．He rented a storefront for DeLuca. |
小题3:What can we learn about their first shop?| A．It stood at an unfavorable place. | | B．It lowered the prices to promote sales. | | C．It made no profits due to poor management | | D．It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches |
小题4:They decided to open a second store because they ___.| A．had enough money to do it. | | B．had succeeded in their business | | C．wished to meet the increasing demand of customers | | D．wanted to make believe that they were successful |
小题5:What contribute most to their success according to the author?| A．Learning by trial and error. | | B．Making friends with suppliers. | | C．Finding a good partner. | | D．Opening chain stores. |
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